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President-elect Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, bringing together the Facebook founder and the former president who was once banned from that social network. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the meeting in a statement to CBS News, saying that Zuckerberg “was grateful for the invitation
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The Trump transition team said Wednesday that several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet and administration picks were targeted in overnight attacks that ranged from “swatting” incidents to bomb threats. Trump transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that law enforcement and other authorities responded quickly to the reported threats to ensure the safety of
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FBI investigates threats, hoax calls targeting Trump Cabinet picks – CBS News Watch CBS News The Trump transition team said Wednesday that several bomb threats and swatting incidents were made this week against the incoming administration. Among those targeted were President-elect Donald Trump’s chief of staff, his choice for attorney general, and his picks to
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Washington — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez asked a federal court in New York on Wednesday to throw out his conviction in a sprawling bribery scheme and grant him a new trial after prosecutors disclosed that the jury was inadvertently provided information during deliberations that it should not have been given. The request from
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The Trump transition team has signed an agreement with the current administration that will unlock access to resources to further the transition process, but the Trump team said they will not sign another critical transition agreement with the General Services Administration that would make the transition more secure and transparent, the Biden White House said
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A California man who prosecutors alleged lied to federal agents and pushed fake criminal allegations against President Biden and his son Hunter now faces new charges of tax evasion from special counsel David Weiss, according to court records. Alexander Smirnov was an FBI informant for about a decade, providing information to federal investigators in what
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Americans say they’re most grateful for friends and family this year. That may be one reason a big majority plans to avoid political discussions at the Thanksgiving table. In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, Trump voters and Republicans are relatively a bit more open to political chat than Kamala Harris voters and Democrats
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Tom Homan, selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be the “border czar” in the new administration, traveled Tuesday to the U.S.-Mexico border with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, blasting the Biden White House’s reaction to the immigration crisis and vowing Trump’s planned mass deportations will be conducted. “Let me be clear: There is going to be
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Washington — Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare and Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning. The costly proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sets the stage for a potential showdown between the
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President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate ———with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border. Sheinbaum said she was willing to engage in talks on the issues, but
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